No Funny Business
No Funny Business is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond and Edmund Breon.[1] The film is a comedy of errors set in a divorce case.[2] It was made at Ealing Studios.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Olivier had returned to Britain after his career, following an initial move to Hollywood, had faltered.[4]
| No Funny Business | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Victor Hanbury John Stafford |
| Produced by | John Stafford |
| Written by | Victor Hanbury Frank Vosper |
| Based on | a story by Dorothy Hope |
| Starring | Laurence Olivier Gertrude Lawrence Jill Esmond |
| Music by | Noel Gay |
| Cinematography | Walter Blakeley |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis Elmer J. McGovern |
Production company | John Stafford Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Gertrude Lawrence as Yvonne
- Laurence Olivier as Clive Dering
- Jill Esmond as Anne
- Edmund Breon as Edward
- Gibb McLaughlin as Florey
- Muriel Aked as Mrs Fothergill
References
- No Funny Business at IMDb
- No Funny Business at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Munn p.44
- Munn p.43-44
Bibliography
- Munn, Michael. Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier. Robson Books, 2007.
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